Housing
First homes getting further out of reach - QV figures
It's getting even harder to get on the property ladder. The latest QV Quartile Index shows in the main centres, the five biggest price increases in the last 12 months all occurred at the lower end of… Audio
Officials meeting over problems with emergency housing - Woods
Emergency housing is been described as dangerous and terrifying for some, with families mixed in with gang members, and many places rife with crime and intimidation.
Official documents show ministers… Audio
Emergency housing labelled 'terrifying', 'dangerous'
Emergency housing is been described as dangerous and terrifying for some, with families mixed in with gang members, and many places rife with crime and intimidation.
Official documents show ministers… Audio
Emergency housing is 'killing' city - Rotorua bar owner
A bar owner in downtown Rotorua says emergency housing is "killing" the town, and brazen crime is rampant.
The short-term motel stays by those urgently needing somewhere to stay have been partly… Audio
Shortage of rentals narrows options for tenants - advocate
A renters group says the housing market is so tight people are forced to rent houses from landlords with poor records.
The role of banks in NZ housing market
Is it really a conversation in Aotearoa at the moment if no one mentions housing? Michael Rehm from the University of Auckland Business School has a conversation about the issues with Jesse. Audio
Food growing land being eaten up - report
A new report paints a stark picture of the environment under relentless pressure with urban sprawl and dariy intensification swallowing up productive food growing land. Audio
Urban sprawl eating valuable food-growing land - Stats NZ report
The country's best land for growing food is being eaten up by housing developments.
That's one finding in the Environment Ministry and Stats NZ's Our Land 2021; which paints a stark picture of the… Audio
Environmentally harmful food production must change
An environmental advocacy group says a new report shows farmers need to change how they produce food. The Environment Ministry and Stats NZ's Our Land 2021 -paints a stark picture of the environment… Audio
Best food growing land eaten by housing developments
The country's best land for growing food is being eaten up by housing developments. That's one finding in the Environment Ministry and Stats NZ's Our Land 2021 - which paints a stark picture of the… Audio
House prices soar as sales rise to 14-year high
Residential property has been selling at a rapid pace, driving prices up by nearly a quarter.
Expert analysis: low interest rates vs soaring house prices
The run of low interest rates continues with the Reserve Bank yesterday, as expected, holding the official cash rate at a record low 0.25 percent. The central bank says its bond buying programme - a… Audio
National pitches money for councils for more house-building
With all eyes on what the housing market will do next, National has put up its plan for how to turn the crisis around.
Last month, the government debuted a suite of policies designed to slow… Audio
Collins proposes law requiring councils rezone land for housing immediately
The National Party wants a new law giving city councils powers to fast-track building more houses and a limit on the RMA appeals process.
Fears Aotearoa is on the brink of 'motel generation'
There are fears Aotearoa could end up with a "motel generation" as whānau struggling to afford rents are bumped across emergency accommodation providers. Audio
Opinion: New housing policy is really just a new tax package
The government's package of housing policy instruments is a long way from optimal. You might even call it a shambles, Norman Gemmell writes.
Abolition of property investor tax break a blunt tool - tax expert
A tax expert wants the government to consider allowing some deductibility of interest payments for property investors.
'We need a building ministry': Doco reveals high-rise horrors
A new documentary by building experts John Gray and Roger Levie has uncovered the shocking state of apartment buildings around New Zealand. Audio
'We need a building ministry': doco reveals high-rise horrors
A new documentary by building experts John Gray and Roger Levie has uncovered the shocking state of apartment buildings around New Zealand. Entitled A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters. Roger is with… Audio
Housing pressure surging in Gisborne with many still on street
Gisborne is struggling to find enough homes for its isolated population.
